Britain Since 1945 (Making Contemporary Britain) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0631209689 ISBN 13: 9780631209683

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2002

Synopsis

This book offers a comprehensive overview of Britain's development since the end of the Second World War. It comprises 23 contributions from leading authorities and newer scholars, set in context with a foreword by Raymond Seitz.

• A comprehensive and fascinating introduction to Britain from the end of the Second World War
• Draws together the themes that have dominated discussion amongst scholars and media commentators
• The chapters are set in context with a foreword by Raymond Seitz
• Covers topics such as foreigh policy, political parties, the media, race relations, women and social change, science and IT, culture, industrial relations, the welfare state, and political and economic issues in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

About this title

From the Back Cover:

This book offers a comprehensive overview of Britain’s development since the end of the Second World War. Drawing together the themes that have dominated discussion amongst scholars and media commentators, the volume provides a valuable introduction for students of contemporary British history, politics, and society.

Britain Since 1945 comprises twenty-three contributions from leading authorities and newer scholars, set in context with a foreword by Raymond Seitz. The chapters are grouped under the thematic headings of government, society, and economy, and address topics such as:

• foreign policy
• political parties
• the media
• political and economic issues in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
• race relations
• women and social change
• science and information technology
• culture
• industrial relations
• the welfare state

The book fuses together these key perspectives to provide a rich portrait of Britain in the late twentieth century and the changes and developments that have shaped the period.

About the Author:

Jonathan Hollowell is an independent scholar living in New York. Educated at Cambridge University, the London School of Economics and Political Science, the University of Rochester (USA), and Oxford University, he was formerly a tutor for St. Peter’s College, Oxford. He is a former research fellow at the institute for Contemporary History in London and an assistant to former Prime Minister Edward Heath for his memoirs, Course of My Life (1998). He is co-editor of The European Review of History/Revue européenne d’histoire, and among his publications are Twentieth-Century Anglo-American Relations (2001) and a forthcoming text on twentieth-century Europe.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0631209689
• ISBN 13: 9780631209683
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 480
• Editor: Hollowell Jonathan